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1/48 - Lockheed T-33A T-Bird/Shooting Star by Great Wall Hobby - released - new late type boxing


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13 hours ago, Work In Progress said:

I wish that either Leading Edge would reissue their 1/48 sheet for natural metal Canadian variants, or someone else would do one. I made one out of a Hobbycraft kit many years ago: it was a LOT of work to correct at least some of the shape defects and get it all to settle down under the Alclad. I'd like to do it again to a higher standard.

 

Don't know if this helps, but this set includes a bare metal Canadian example: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MKD48008

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Not sure if this has been covered elsewhere but I just got my GWH Limited Edition T-33A 'RoCAF' kit and not only have they included some new resin aerials but they have also remodelled Sprue A and the fuselage halves in particular. The single pitot probe has gone and been replaced with small blade aerial on the top and bottom of the nose and the NACA inlets seen on many late model T-33s have now been added to the nose panels along with some new grilles.  

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12 hours ago, Tiger331 said:

Not sure if this has been covered elsewhere but I just got my GWH Limited Edition T-33A 'RoCAF' kit and not only have they included some new resin aerials but they have also remodelled Sprue A and the fuselage halves in particular. The single pitot probe has gone and been replaced with small blade aerial on the top and bottom of the nose and the NACA inlets seen on many late model T-33s have now been added to the nose panels along with some new grilles.  

 

Thanks for this news of the updated version, I'm yet to get my hands on one of these but this is the version I'll keep my eyes out for.

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4 hours ago, Wez said:

 

Thanks for this news of the updated version, I'm yet to get my hands on one of these but this is the version I'll keep my eyes out for.

 

Wez,

 

Please bear in mind that the Great Wall Hobby Limited Edition kits (including the T-33A 'RoCAF' kit that I have referred to above) do not seem to make it to distributors in the UK. As I am sure you know, there are several UK/European distributors of the 'standard' range but I have had to source all of my Limited Edition kits, including the MiG-29 'Luftwaffe Farewell', F-15C Eagle 'Capt Hwang' and this one, from distributors in the Far East. It is possible that GWH will release another standard boxing for a 'late version ?' but they are not the most prolific of manufacturers when it comes to follow on versions, although the MiG-29 family is an exception. Don't get me wrong,  I really like their kits but I tend to err on the side of caution and if a Limited Edition boxing contains the additional (or adjusted) parts necessary to produce the variant I want, I tend to go ahead and order it.    

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On 2016-11-27 at 7:54 AM, Work In Progress said:

That does indeed help, I hadnt spotted it, probably because it doesn't show up on the title profiles. Thanks.

 

There is an even better option, Belcher Bits has this decal sheet with multiple silver options:

 

http://www.belcherbits.com/lines/decals/bd22.htm

 

 

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Hi T-33 specialist!

Do you have any final list on the different parts in these 3 boxings? early vs. late vs. ROCAF boxings?

What do I have to look for?

Thanks!!

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The new Hi-Decal HD48032  decal sheets designed for the GWH kit are now available:

 

- T-33A "2-161", IIAF - international orange upper surfaces with NMF underside;

- T-33A "2-8002", IRIAF - very pale grey upper surfaces with light grey underside;

- T-33A "2-8005", IRIAF - light blue and dark blue upper surfaces with light grey underside;

- T-33A "UB-531",UBAF - NMF , nose and entire rear fuselage & tail in day-glo orange, red wingtip tanks;

- T-33A "703", FAR - dark green and grass green camouflage with pale blue underside.

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